ViewPad E72 User Guide Guide de l’utilisateur Guía del usuario Guia do usuário Model No.
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Chapter 1: Getting Started.................................................................... 1 1.1 Your Device.................................................................................................. Front ............................................................................................................ Back ............................................................................................................ Top ....................................................................
Reviewing a photo..................................................................................... Configuring camera settings ..................................................................... 6.2 Viewing Videos & Photos ......................................................................... Playing videos ........................................................................................... Viewing photos .......................................................................................
Specifications ..................................................................................................... 32 Customer Support ............................................................................................ 33 Limited Warranty ...............................................................................................
Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.
Bottom Left & Right Microphone Headphone * Power Off Micro USB port microSD Card Slot Mini HDMI port Speaker Speaker NOTE: 1. Micro USB port: Does not support power charging.. 2. Connect a Micro USB to USB adapter to support a keyboard, mouse or memory stick that are under 500mA power requirement. 3. Micro USB port: Connect a Micro USB to USB cable to copy files between your computer and your Android SD card.
1.3 Installing MicroSD card You need a MicroSD® card to store photos, music, videos, and other data. To install the MicroSD card 1. Insert the MicroSD card as shown. Make sure the gold contacts are facing down. Insert the microSD card towards the direction indicated by arrow. To remove the MicroSD card 1. For safe removal, tap > Settings > Storage > Unmount card. 2. Push to eject the MicroSD card from the slot. NOTE: Do not remove the MicroSD card while the device is turned on.
1.5 Using Headsets For listening to music, plug a headset to the headset jack. NOTE: • When using a headset, your ability to hear outside sounds may be limited. Do not use headset if it will endanger you. • When using a headset, do not set the volume to its maximum as it may damage your hearing. 1.6 Turning the Device On or Off After installing the memory card and charging the battery, the device is ready to be turned on. To turn on your device Press and hold the Power button until the display on.
1.7 Unlocking the Screen By default, the screen automatically locks after a period of inactivity. You can set the length of time until the screen locks. To unlock the screen 1. Press the Power button to turn on the display from Sleep mode. Tap and drag the middle circle ( ) to 5 to unlock the screen.
Chapter 2: The Basics 2.1 Home Screen From the Home screen, you can quickly access common features and view notifications of received messages, battery and connection status. Extended Home screen Swipe your finger to the left or right across the Home screen. The two extensions to the left and to the right of the Home screen provide more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other items.
Shortcut menu The shortcut menu allows you to easily access an application from the Home screen. To open an application, tap an icon. Customizing shortcut menu Home screen: Tap You can add apps and widgets to your home screen.
Touch & hold to move icon. From this screen, you can add items to all home screen panels.Use panels to organize your Widgets and Apps.
To move or delete something, touch and hold on the icon, then drag it to another panel or to the icon at the top of the screen. Using widgets Save time with live updates right on the Home screen and get all your personalized updates in one place. You may add and customize the Widgets on the Home screen as you like. 1. From the Home screen, tap . All available widgets are displayed. 2. To add widget, drag the widget icon to the specific Home screen. To remove widgets: 1.
Application drawer The Application Drawer contains all applications and settings. Tap menu. to open the • Tap an icon to access the application. Setting wallpaper Wallpapers : Long press on empty space on desktop to change your wallpaper.
2.2 Adjusting Volume This device features three types of volume which can be adjusted separately: • • • Notifications volume: Set the volume for notifications. Media volume: Set the volume for music, videos, games, & other media. Alarm volume: Set the volume for alarms. To adjust the volume 1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound. 2. Tap Volume. 3. To adjust the volume, do either of the following: a. Drag the respective volume slider to adjust the volume. b.
2.3 Setting up Wi-Fi You need to connect to a wireless network before surfing the Internet or using the related applications that require internet connection. To turn Wi-Fi on or off 1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi function on or off. To connect to a Wi-Fi network 1. Turn Wi-Fi on. 2. Tap Wi-Fi to start detecting networks. 3. The available networks are listed. Tap a network to connect to or tap ADD NETWORK to manually add a connection. 4.
Chapter 3: Entering Information 3.1 On-Screen Keyboard The on-screen keyboard appears when an application requires text input, such as messaging and writing emails. The keyboard input method is activated by default. Using the on-screen keyboard Tap the screen to display the on-screen keyboard. Lowercase keyboard Uppercase keyboard • Tap the keys to enter the characters. • To toggle between upper and lower case letter display, tap . • To display the numeric and symbols keyboard, tap .
• Show correction suggestions : Select to display suggested words as you type. NOTE: Products shipped in certain regions include the Swype keyboard as the default input method. Press and hold the Swype icon on the keyboard to launch the Swype tutorial for more information.
Chapter 4: Email Use Email to send and receive email messages via your internet email accounts. 4.1 Email Accounts Your device can send and receive emails just as you do with a computer. Your device supports email accounts provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or web-based email, such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc. Setting up an Internet email account 1. From the Home screen, tap > Email. 2. Enter your Email address and Password. 3. Tap Next.
Sending an email from Contacts You can send an email to a contact with an email address stored in Contacts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts. Tap a name to open contact. Tap Email Home or Email Work. Enter a Subject. Compose your email. 6. Tap . Adding attachments to an email message 1. On the Compose screen, tap . 2. Select the file that you want to attach. Receiving emails Emails are automatically received in your Inbox when the device connects to a wireless network.
Chapter 5: Accessing the Internet 5.1 Browsing Web Pages 1. 2. 3. 4. From the Home screen, tap > Browser. Tap the address bar. Type the URL. As you type, a list of URL suggestions appears on the screen. Tap a match item in the list or enter the complete URL. Address bar Tap to update the web page content. To scroll the page To scroll up or down, swipe your finger down or up. To scroll left or right, tap and swipe your finger to the right or left. To set Home page 1.
Managing web pages While viewing a web page, tap • • • to configure the browser settings: General: Select to set home page, and configure sync data and auto fill settings. Privacy & Security: Select to configure privacy and security settings including cache, history, cookies, form data, location, and etc.
Chapter 6: Multimedia Applications 6.1 Videos and Photos Your device is equipped with a front camera for you to take photos and record videos. Taking a Photo 1. On the Home screen, tap > Camera. 2. Aim the device at the desired subject. 3. Tap to take the photo. Recording a Video 1. On the Home screen, tap 2. Tap > Camera. to go to the video mode. 3. Aim the device at the desired subject. 4. Tap to start recording, and tap to stop recording.
6.2 Playing Photos and Videos The photos and videos you recorded are saved in the respective folder categories in Gallery by default. Viewing Photos 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Home screen, tap > Gallery. Tap Photos to view the images in thumbnails. Tap an image to view it in full screen. Swipe your finger to left or right to view the previous or next image. Tap Slideshow, the images will play one by one automatically in slideshow mode.
Process bar Play forward or backward To view the playing list Turn on or off shuffle Repeat the current song or all songs, or turn off repeat NOTE: You can leave the playback screen and browse other pages without stopping the playback. Managing Playlist You can add any songs to your preferred playlist. To play music 1. On the Home screen, tap > Music. 2. Tap and hold the desired track until a pop-up window appears. 3. Tap Add to playlist, and then select Current playlist or New to save.
Chapter 7: Programs Your device comes with the following pre-installed programs. Programs Description Browser Browse the web and download files from the Internet. Calculator Perform basic arithmetic functions, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. See page 23. Calendar Create and track schedule or appointments. Camera Capture photos. Clock Set up alarms. Downloads View or delete the files that you have downloaded in Browser, Gmail, or Email.
7.1 Browser Open the Browser to view web pages. 7.2 Calculator With Calculator, you can perform basic arithmetic functions on your device. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Calculator. 2. Use the on-screen calculator keypads to perform arithmetic calculation. 7.3 Calendar The Calendar lets you schedule and sound alarms for appointments, meetings and other events. Scheduled appointments for the day can be displayed on the Home screen.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Calendar. 2. Tap . 3. Enter the event details. 4. Select the date and time for From and To fields. NOTE: For an all-day event, check All day. 5. To set repetition, select the repetition from the list. 6. To set a reminder, select the time from the list. 7. When finished, tap . TIP: From the Calendar screen, tap and hold a day or a time slot then set a new appointment on the tapped date or time. 7.4 Camera Capture photos with this device. 7.
Managing files • To delete a file, tap the check box on the left side of the image. A green tick appears, tap Delete. • To sort the file by size, tap • • To sort the file by time, tap > Sort by time. To view files that have been downloaded earlier, tap the headings. > Sort by size. 7.7 Email Use Email to connect to your remote mailbox and retrieve your email messages from your device. 7.8 File Browser File Browser lets you browse the contents of your device and the memory card. 1.
• To delete all files and folders, tap • To search for a file, tap > More > Delete all. > More > Search. 7.9 Gallery You can view your captured images, recorded video clips, and downloaded images in Gallery. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. 2. Tap the desired folder to view the camera pictures or camera videos. The images or videos are displayed in thumbnails. 7.10 Music Use Music to play music files or recorded voice files. 7.
7.14 Note Everything This full-featured note taking app makes it easy to create, view and manage text notes, as well as hand-drawn notes and voice recordings. 7.15 Sketcher Create beautiful drawings with the sketchpad app, featuring a variety of textured brushes and colors. 7.16 TuneIn Radio Listen to your favorite AM/FM and Internet radio stations from around the globe. You can browse by category, genre or location, search for artists, and bookmark your favorite stations. 7.
Chapter 8: Managing Your Device 8.1 Wireless & networks From the Home screen, tap device. > Settings to view and adjust the settings of your Application Description WiFi Manage Wi-Fi connections, scan and connect to available Wi-Fi networks. Data Usage Mobile Data : Measured by your tablet. Your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ. Airplane mode Disable all wireless connections. VPN settings Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
8.4 Device Storage Application Description Internal storage Show available device storage on total space. Unmount SD card Unmount the SD card so you can safety remove it. Erase SD cad Erases all data on the SD card, such as music and photos. 8.5 Device battery Application Description Battery View the battery usage on the currently running applications. 8.6 Device Apps Application Description Downloaded Manage and remove downloaded applications.
8.9 Security Application Description Screen lock Set up screen lock with none, Slide, Pattern, PIN or Password. Owner Information Show owner info on lock screen. Set up SIM card lock Set up SIM card lock info. Device administrators View or deactivate device administrator. Unknown sources Allow installation of non-Market apps. Trusted credentials Display trusted CA certificates. Install from SD card Install certificate from SD card. 8.
8.12 Date and Time Application Description Automatic date and time Check to use network provided time. Automatic time zone Check to use network provided time zone. Set date Set the date. Set time Set the time. Select time zone Select the time zone of your current location. Use 24-hour format Set the clock to 24-hour format. Select date format Set the preferred date format. 8.
Specifications Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Mini HDMI Yes Headphone 3.5 mm jack MicroSD 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB USB USB 2.0 High-Speed client (micro-B type) Power Battery 1 cell battery pack (3300mAH, in series), unremovable AC Adapter AC input voltage: 100-240Vac, 50/60Hz AC input current: 300mAac max.
Customer Support For technical support or product service, see the table below or contact your reseller. NOTE: You will need the product serial number. T = Telephone F = FAX Email Australia/New Zealand www.viewsonic.com.au AUS= 1800 880 818 NZ= 0800 008 822 service@au.viewsonic.com Canada T (Toll-Free)= 1-866-463-4775 T (Toll)= 1-424-233-2533 service.ca@viewsonic.com F= 1-909-468-3757 Country/Region Website www.viewsonic.com Europe www.viewsoniceurope.com www.viewsoniceurope.
Limited Warranty ViewSonic® ViewPad What the warranty covers: ViewSonic warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use, during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, ViewSonic will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a like product. Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components.
Limitation of implied warranties: There are no warranties, express or implied, which extend beyond the description contained herein including the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Exclusion of damages: ViewSonic’s liability is limited to the cost of repair or replacement of the product. ViewSonic shall not be liable for: 1.